{"id":8544,"date":"2010-07-27T16:31:55","date_gmt":"2010-07-27T15:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8544"},"modified":"2010-07-28T11:12:27","modified_gmt":"2010-07-28T10:12:27","slug":"review-nokia-bh-104-bluetooth-headset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/07\/review-nokia-bh-104-bluetooth-headset\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Nokia BH-104 Bluetooth Headset"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nokia BH-104<\/a> is a simple and easy to use bluetooth headset<\/a> that won’t break the bank. Having used un branded budget headsets in the past, I’ve never been that impressed by them, but I thought I’d give Nokia’s latest offering a go to see how well it performs.<\/p>\n

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Nokia BH-104<\/p><\/div>\n

Controls<\/h3>\n

The BH-104<\/a> is simple to use as it has one button for just about everything – turning it on\/off, answering\/ending calls and activating voice dialling. Unlike some of the other budget headsets, the BH-104 has got volume controls built in, so you won’t need to reach for your phone to adjust volume levels.<\/p>\n

Speech & Audio Quality<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nokia BH-104<\/a> isn’t designed to compete with top-end headsets such as the Jawbone Icon<\/a> or Jabra Extreme<\/a>, so you won’t find dual microphones or voice detection sensors. Instead, the BH-104 relies on one single microphone and DSP and noice cancellation software to make your call clearer.<\/p>\n

It does a pretty good job. \u00a0I found that using the headset while driving on a motorway at 60mph with the windows closed I had no problems in hearing the caller or being heard. At around 70mph I found I had to increase the volume, but could still hear\/be heard. Opening a window pretty much killed it as there was just too much wind and road noise for me to hear anything, although I could still be heard. It’s also worth pointing out that there’s little in the way of wind shielding on the BH-104, so if you’re using outside on a windy day, the person on the other end of the call may hear a fair amount of wind noise.<\/p>\n

Comfort<\/h3>\n

The BH-104<\/a> is an over the ear headset that’s held in place with a flexible earhook. It’s a pretty solid fit, but you may find it a little uncomfortable if you wear glasses, but the same can be said for any over the ear headset. The earpiece sits nicely against your ear and I found that it was still comfortable after several hours of being worn. The ear hook is adjustable and allows you to wear it on either the left or right ear.<\/p>\n

Extra Features<\/h3>\n

There aren’t really any extra features on the BH-104 as it’s such a simple headset. Voice Dialling (if your phone has it) can be activated by pressing and holding the answer key for around 2 seconds, last number redial is activated with two taps of the answer button on the headset.<\/p>\n

Charging & Battery Life<\/h3>\n

Battery life on the BH104 is great, it gives you up to 10 hours talk time and over a 8 days standby time. Charging is nice and easy too, especially if you’re using a Nokia phone as the BH-104 uses the same small pin charger as most Nokia phones. You only get a mains charger included though, so if you need to charge it in the car, you’ll need to invest in a car charger separately.<\/p>\n

Overall it’s a cracking headset if you just want something simple and inexpensive and it makes a perfect first headset.<\/p>\n

My Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The Nokia BH-104 is a simple and easy to use bluetooth headset that won’t break the bank. Having used un branded budget headsets in the past, I’ve never been that impressed by them, but I thought I’d give Nokia’s latest offering a go to see how well it performs. Controls The BH-104 is simple to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[3545,3546],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8544"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8544"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8561,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8544\/revisions\/8561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}